Do you think ADHD is real and/or over prescribed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are vegetarian/whole food eaters. We do very, very limited screentime. We are chart/routine/schedule/positive discipline parents. I am more than all about outdoor, active playtime as much as possible everyday.

Our son has ADHD. Go figure.

What does his daily routine look like? When is his ADHD the worst?

Did Mom use Tylenol during pregnancy? UCLA has found a link. No drug or alchohol is safe for a child developing in utero.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New poster here. I am a school and camp nurse. Here are my thoughts and I will probably get flamed. If ADHD real? Yes, just like a peanut allergy. But both are over diagnosed in my opinion. I think ADHD is so over diagnosed that true ADHD are actually getting put on the spectrum instead.

Most kids have a peanut sensitivity. They don't feel too well, occasionally get a mild rash - no medication is needed. Parents/doctors label it ALLERGY. The same as someone with a true allergy that walks around with an Epi-pen? Um no.

I feel this is the same as ADHD. There are true cases but they are now considered so severe. But that IS ADHD. Hard to control kids, kids that don't concentrate as well as siblings are not. There are so many that have no discipline and structure in their life. Too much screen times, too much processed food, not enough sleep. Parents that can't put in the extra time because they are exhausted from work. No consequences.

And really until about 30yrs ago, most kids were outside playing ALL THE TIME!! They may have played one rec sport, maybe a piano here or there. There was more land, more freedom, no screens, no 24hr cartoons, a parent that stayed home all day, less processed food. Today kids are driven/bussed to school, get 30min tops of recess a day. No daily PE. Many stay in after care until it is almost dark. They get more homework, more tests, and parents expect young kids to be in even more structured sports and activities after that. Then they get upset because their child figits, can't sit still, doesn't always listen? They roll their eyes and put a screen in their face. So while I truly think parents need to discipline more like other posters are saying, I truly think the lack of healthy non-processed food, fresh air, free time and too much overstimulation in the mind (but not body) of screens is the biggest problem. And another huge one is US. How much time do we just run around and play with our kids? We have screens attached to us too. It is easier to be snappy and have less patience with our kids when we are "always" busy.

[Anonymous]

It's obviously over diagnosed. How come almost 1/5 high school boys have ADHD?? I am sure lazy teachers have 5 x more ADHD students than others. Open your eyes before giving this kind of medication to your children. I am not sure if someone already posted this here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/health/the-selling-of-attention-deficit-disorder.html. I found it very helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are vegetarian/whole food eaters. We do very, very limited screentime. We are chart/routine/schedule/positive discipline parents. I am more than all about outdoor, active playtime as much as possible everyday.

Our son has ADHD. Go figure.

What does his daily routine look like? When is his ADHD the worst?

Did Mom use Tylenol during pregnancy? UCLA has found a link. No drug or alchohol is safe for a child developing in utero.

Sigh. No, I didn't take any drug or alcohol during pregnancy. I breastfed him for over 2 years too and never took anything then either.

And the study does not show causation so PLEASE learn to read and understand these things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are vegetarian/whole food eaters. We do very, very limited screentime. We are chart/routine/schedule/positive discipline parents. I am more than all about outdoor, active playtime as much as possible everyday.

Our son has ADHD. Go figure.

What does his daily routine look like? When is his ADHD the worst?

Did Mom use Tylenol during pregnancy? UCLA has found a link. No drug or alchohol is safe for a child developing in utero.

Sigh. No, I didn't take any drug or alcohol during pregnancy. I breastfed him for over 2 years too and never took anything then either.

And the study does not show causation so PLEASE learn to read and understand these things.

I said LINK, not causation. REread my post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are vegetarian/whole food eaters. We do very, very limited screentime. We are chart/routine/schedule/positive discipline parents. I am more than all about outdoor, active playtime as much as possible everyday.

Our son has ADHD. Go figure.

What does his daily routine look like? When is his ADHD the worst?

Did Mom use Tylenol during pregnancy? UCLA has found a link. No drug or alchohol is safe for a child developing in utero.

Sigh. No, I didn't take any drug or alcohol during pregnancy. I breastfed him for over 2 years too and never took anything then either.

And the study does not show causation so PLEASE learn to read and understand these things.

I said LINK, not causation. REread my post.

I'm sure there's LINK between pregnant women eating cucumbers and ADHD. Or between pregnant mothers brushing their teeth or riding Metro and ADHD.